Half a century ago, when Pevsner made his now untenable distinction between a cathedral and a bicycle shed, the word 'architecture' could only be applied to buildings of special ritual or memorial role.

Rivergreen managing director Peter Candler said: "From the green roof to the photo-voltaic cells on the bicycle shed which can charge up electric vehicles, I don't think there will be many other buildings quite like it in the entire country.

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